Chinese Defender Training for Trainers Program

Social Justice in China

Summary

Support governmental efforts in Asia to protect citizen rights and implement existing criminal laws by providing training, legal and administrative structural support, and material assistance.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $875 was raised for this project.

Received $875 from 4 donations from people like:

David Eggert
David Eggert
khaosworks
khaosworks
Judith
Judith
Joan Darby
Joan Darby

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

International Bridges to Justice has launched an exciting program to help Chinese public defenders to secure access to justice for their clients. The two week January 20 - February 4, 2007 Chinese Defender Training for Trainers Program, co-sponsored by International Bridges to Justice and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and hosted by the Greater Washington IBJ Community of Conscience, will serve as a national model for replication in other cities.

Activities

Train Chinese public defenders in applicable trial advocacy skills to enhance their capability to ensure access to justice. Lawyers will also be trained to train other criminal defenders to improve and excel in the defense of the indigent accused.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $875

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $875 .  The original project funding goal was $15,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By raising awareness of legal rights and developing the skills and knowledge of criminal defense lawyers and others who affect the administration of law, IBJ promotes just legal systems that will translate into secure and stable societies.

Project Message

This is an exciting time in the history of human rights. Instead of just spending money on protest, you can spend it on creating awareness, on training.
- Karen Tse, Founder and President

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Karen Tse
Founder and CEO
International Bridges to Justice
10 Rue de Berne
Geneva, Switzerland 1201
Switzerland
(011-41-22) 731-2441
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

International Bridges to Justice
10 Rue de Berne
Geneva, Geneva 1201
Switzerland
(011-41-22) 731-2441
http://www.ibj.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in ChinaChina and can also be found under Democracy and GovernanceDemocracy and Governance.

For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 24, 2006